Hoax tag deleted. This is a legit dx according to DSM IV
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'''Lionheart''' is a [[journalist]] cat, created by [[Tom Stazer]].
Bipolar II is considered the less-severe form of Bipolar Disorder. According to most medical opinions, psychosis must be absent in order to qualify as a Bipolar II diagnosis. Bipolar II has not been studied extensively independantly from Bipolar I, and its frequency in the general population is uncertain. Since it may require less medical attention than Bipolar I, more people with Bipolar II remain undiagnosed, as they may not be adversely affected by the condition. Those seeking help for Bipolar II usually do so under the umbrella of Bipolar I, since Bipolar II may not be considered a medical need by some practitioners. However, this brings with it the possibility of over-treatment.
Lionheart's stories in the ''[[Critters]]'' [[comic book]] series ([[Fantagraphics]]) began with a murder mystery involving pastiches of classic [[Looney Tunes]] characters. His career came to resemble that of Carl Kolchak's in the TV series ''[[The Night Stalker]]'' -- poor Lionheart would follow a lead on some strange story that would ultimately be no good for publication, because it was too unbelievable. His adventures took him to the haunted town of Wako, an encounter with the [[Frankenstein monster]] (a huge, scarred rabbit who makes a good living as a cable TV installer), a stint as bodyguard for paranoid movie director Freddie Lucre (whom someone is indeed trying to kill), political intrigue at a parody of [[Disneyland]], a sinister-looking alien living in the same apartment building as Lionheart, among other things. (Fortunately, Lionheart is on good terms with police Sergeant Nyarg (a rhino) and Mike Barrier, a bulldog who runs Scrutiny Security Service.) His stories regularly appeared in Critters (often cover-featured) throughout its publication.
Tom Stazer has also collaborated on stories with [[Stan Sakai]] and [[J.P. Morgan (cartoonist) | J.P. Morgan]]. Among his other creations are Crazy Bob (a fellow who is always being spoken to by inanimate objects), Ed the Grocer (a middle-aged supermarket manager -- with strong Batman-like obsessions), and Spaced, a series concerning the off-center adventures of the crew of the U.S.S. Pragmatic.
==External links==
*Community
**[[Myspace]] group for Bipolar II [http://groups.myspace.com/bipolarII]
